2026
Small Boat Sailing
Scouts earned the small boat sailing merit badge during a beautiful weekend at Alum Creek Reservoir.
2026
Mountain Biking Campout
Baileys Trail System in Wayne National Forest
2026
Ohiopyle State Park, PA
We spent a long weekend hiking, biking, and enjoying the natural water slides in Pennsylvania’s largest state park.
2026
Ski Trips
We made several visits to ski locations in Ohio and upstate New York.
2026
Welding
Scouts earned the welding merit badge at a program sponsored by Ohio State University’s Welding Engineering.
2025 High Adventure
Philmont Scout Ranch
Troop 169 has made the pilgrimage to Philmont twice — most recently in 2025. Philmont is Scouting’s premier high adventure base, set in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains of northern New Mexico. Our 2025 crew tackled Itinerary 12-13 — a 65-mile, 12-day COPE and climbing trek through the South Country, reaching elevations above 11,700 feet. It is the kind of trip that defines a scout’s career.
2025
West Virginia
Our younger patrol spent a week in the New River Gorge area rafting and mountain biking.
2025
Summer Camp: Camp Falling Rock
We spent the week working on merit badges including Wilderness Survival.
2025
Rappelling, Hocking Hills, Ohio
We spent a weekend camping and learning rappelling skills near Hocking Hills State Park.
2024
Conneaut and Cedar Point
We spent a long weekend on the shore of Lake Erie observing the D-Day reenactment in Conneaut and thrill seeking at Cedar Point.
2023 High Adventure
BSA Sea Base — Florida Keys & The Bahamas
In 2023, Troop 169 sent two separate crews to BSA Sea Base, Scouting’s high adventure base on the waters of the Florida Keys and the Bahamas. One crew sailed the Bahamas aboard a tall ship, island hopping through protected coves, snorkeling crystal-clear water, and living life on the water for a week. The other explored the Florida Keys, diving into coral reefs and experiencing the unique marine environment of the Gulf Coast.
2022 High Adventure
North Country Trail — Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, Michigan
In 2022, we completed a 40-mile, 5-day backpacking trek along Lake Superior’s southern shore through Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. The North Country Trail through Pictured Rocks is one of the most spectacular backpacking routes in the Midwest. It hugs sandstone cliffs that drop straight into Lake Superior, passes waterfalls, hardwood forests, sand dunes, and sweeping views of the largest of the Great Lakes.
2021 High Adventure
Philmont Scout Ranch
2020 High Adventure
Allegheny River
2019 High Adventure
Appalachian Trail, Roan Mountain
